| Author |
Magda Keleti. |
| Imprint |
Bratislava, Slovakia, 1991. 40 pp., illustrations: 8 col., 40 b&w, 29.4 × 21 cm. Czech, German and English. |
| Location |
Slovenská národná galeria (June–August 1991) |
| Description |
The first exhibition of Jewish ceremonial art to be held in Slovakia. Preface by Juraj Reich. Brief words on the history of Slovakian Jewry, and on the failed attempts to establish a Jewish Museum in Slovakia, by Ivan Kamenec. Overview of the exhibition’s theme and contents (textiles, metal objects, ceramic, porcelain, glass, etc., fine art, and the Holocaust), by Magda Keleti. Additional text on the celebration of Jewish holidays. No itemized listing. |
| Description |
The exhibition was inspired by two others on Czechoslovakian Jewry installed the previous year in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv [#1097 and #1118]. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSCZECH REPUBLICSLOVAKIASYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
BesamimCandlesticks/CandelabraCircumcision clothsHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHevra Kadisha pitchers/tankardsKeter TorahKiddush cupsMizrachPaintings, Jewish figuresPesach platesPesach plates, 3-tieredRimmonimTassTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersYad |